Assistant Professor Soil Science, Sustainable Agriculture
Shepherdstown, Wv
Teaching experience: soil science, hydrology, advanced geographic information systems, introductory environmental studies, forestry, sustainable agriculture, introductory biology, international environmental policy, and research methods. Incorporated use of WebCT distance education software into courses. Initiated cooperative effort to create a display on soils and society in the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution between the Soil Science Society of America… Show more Teaching experience: soil science, hydrology, advanced geographic information systems, introductory environmental studies, forestry, sustainable agriculture, introductory biology, international environmental policy, and research methods. Incorporated use of WebCT distance education software into courses. Initiated cooperative effort to create a display on soils and society in the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution between the Soil Science Society of America, federal and state government, and private industry.Led an annual two-week student exchange program on international environmental policy in Plymouth and Bristol, England (2002 and 2003).Advised and oversaw 76 undergraduates on senior thesis project design and implementation. Advised honors theses and independent study and research.Conducted GIS training workshop for county planners from the Eastern Panhandle.Developed a college farm management plan and worked with local NRCS personnel to improve farm management. Show less